木漏れ日
Sunlight that filters down through the leaves of trees.
For iPhone · Coming soon to the App Store
Babel fell apart over words, and we’re putting it back, one word at a time
Free to download · every word free to read
Some feelings have a name in only one language
Danish has hygge. Portuguese has saudade. Japanese has 木漏れ日, the light that falls through leaves.
Understand one of them and you step into another way of seeing the world. Every word you learn is one less wall between people, and one more brick in the tower.
Every word holds a way of seeing the world
Words you might meet
Each one keeps its own script and sound.
hygge
Cozy, unhurried contentment, alone or with people you feel at ease with.
saudade
A bittersweet longing for someone or something that is absent.
cafuné
Gently running your fingers through someone's hair.
Sehnsucht
A deep, aching longing for something far away, lost or not yet reached.
ubuntu
Humanity shown in how we treat others; the idea that we become people through other people.
A word from far away, every day
Swipe through cards. Each brings a word in its own script, how it sounds, and a single-line drawing of the moment it names.
Wander by feeling
Two axes: self and world, light and heavy. Drag across the pad and meet the words that land nearby.
See where it comes from
What it means, a scene to picture, a sentence in the original language, and a line map of where the word lives.
Give a word to someone
Turn any word into a card with its drawing and pronunciation, ready for a message or a story.
Let the world come to your Home Screen
Once unlocked, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets bring a new word every day, in light or dark, without opening the app.
Read in your language
Meanings, scenes and examples come in four reading languages. The word itself keeps its own script and sound.
- English
- 简体中文
- 繁體中文
- 日本語
Free to read. Unlock once.
Free
- Every word, drawing and pronunciation
- Daily cards and wandering
- Line maps of where words come from
- Share cards in 3:4
Unlock once US$19.99
- Save the words you love
- Revisit what you’ve viewed
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- More share styles: 9:16, 1:1, dark
- Dark app icon
One purchase, yours forever. The price shown on the App Store applies.
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